Conversations @ IASCC, updated April 23, 2024

We are pleased to share weblinks to our public conversations on economy and strategy. We will be happy to have your views and perspective.

ET Prime and the Economic Times: Business Strategy

1. From the Internet to cloud to AI: the musical chair of strategy and performance in Indian IT industry – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
2. At century’s door, Parle is an icon with over USD2 billion in sales. What next?​​ – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
3. byjus: Becoming, being and recovering Byju’s: the possible roads ahead – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
4. Decathlon India: The Decathlon effect: How a French retailer is moving India beyond cricket – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
5. Go Digit IPO: As Go Digit readies for an IPO, what can make it a profitable growth business – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
6. Pine Labs went from POS provider to business-solutions player. Next, can it crack merchant finance? – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
7. Better food, quick commerce, malnutrition-free India: decoding Zomato’s new recipe for growth – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
8. Key calls Unacademy has to make: focus on verticals or services; and unlocking value in acquisitions – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
9. infosys: The hallmarks of a future-proof company: how Accenture, Infosys, et al. ace the game – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
10. reliance: Be it Coke, Reliance, or Flipkart, what are the strategies that build a future-proof money machine? – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
11. byju s: Three insights to kick-start your day: What triggered Byju’s loss? – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
12. byjus: Where does Byju’s go from here: two financial scenarios for growth – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
13. Financing of Healthcare in India, Health News, ET HealthWorld (indiatimes.com)
14. gold prices today: Gold prices may not fall in near future: Soumya Kanti Ghosh – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)

New Indian Express: Economy

1. India’s private investment puzzle (newindianexpress.com)
2. How real is our farmers’ angst? (newindianexpress.com)
3. Why farming is more important than IT to India’s economy and why MSP reforms shouldn’t wait (newindianexpress.com
4. Budget 2024: What was lacking? (newindianexpress.com)
5. Expert view: What Budget 2024 should aim for (newindianexpress.com)
6. Budget 2024 Analysis: Addressing India’s Employment Crisis and Productivity Challenges (newindianexpress.com)
7. Who is responsible for the banking crisis that is unfolding in the US and Europe? (newindianexpress.com)
8. Spend, Nirmala ji, spend to make Indians confident about spending again (newindianexpress.com)
9. Why the Union Budget has brought a smile to all of us at The New Indian Express
10. Madame Finance Minister, here’s our Rs 45.7 lakh crore shadow budget with three champions- The New Indian Express
11. Economic Survey 2023: Expectations on consumption driving business investment (newindianexpress.com)
12. Economic Survey Analysis | Has focused on real economic problems and not the Sensex: Dr Anil K Sood – YouTube
13. Economic Survey explained: What it says and what now needs to be done – YouTube
14. Union Budget 2022: The surprises and the disappointments – YouTube
15. Expert Take | ‘The budget lacks in confidence, we are under-investing’ – YouTube
16. Union Budget HIGHLIGHTS| Sitharaman does a Thatcher, announces major privatisation push- The New Indian Express
17. Budget 2020: India needs cash and lots of it, can Nirmala Sitharaman deliver?- The New Indian Express
18. How about a budget that cuts taxes and increases infrastructure spending, Nirmala ji?- The New Indian Express
19. Economic recovery to be slow and painful: SBI Chief Economic Adviser- The New Indian Express

Hindu BusinessLine: Inflation, Subsidies, Industrial Output and Budget

1. I do not expect much progress on genuine disinvestment: Prof. Anil Sood – The Hindu BusinessLine
2. Disinvestment as a catalyst for change  – The Hindu BusinessLine
3. Vegetable inflation may remain in double digit as farm gate prices up to 60% higher in Jan’ 24 – The Hindu BusinessLine
4. New govts in 5 poll-bound States have to balance poll promises with economic realities – The Hindu BusinessLine
5. Overall gap between wholesale and retail inflation narrowed – The Hindu BusinessLine
6. Consumption & compliance aided by inflation boosted GST collection in key States – The Hindu BusinessLine
7. Barring PPF, all small saving schemes to have higher interest rate for Q1 FY24 – The Hindu BusinessLine
8. Private Final Consumption Expenditure in FY22: Textiles top the list, followed by alcohol & footwear – The Hindu BusinessLine
9. FM’s big task in the budget, to deal with beginning of season of very high debt redemption – The Hindu BusinessLine
10. Prices of food items soar again – The Hindu BusinessLine
11. Fiscal Deficit for April-January reached 68% of revised estimate – The Hindu BusinessLine
12. Higher tariff value on edible oils to lower benefit of cut in import levies – The Hindu BusinessLine
13. Telangana Budget targets overall growth: CII – The Hindu BusinessLine
14. Fiscal deficit hits 83% of Budget Estimate in Q1 – The Hindu BusinessLine
15. ‘A clear glide path’ for fiscal expansion – The Hindu BusinessLine
16. Inflation targeting: Govt has 5 months to decide on new regime – The Hindu BusinessLine
17. Fewer LPG beneficiaries cut Q1 petroleum subsidy to 9% of BE – The Hindu BusinessLine
18. PDS DBT beneficiaries number hits record 71 cr so far in FY22 – The Hindu BusinessLine
19. Factory output revives a tad in June – The Hindu BusinessLine
20. Pandemic spikes retail inflation ‘power’ for spectacles – The Hindu BusinessLine
21. 2020 ends on a sombre note for the economy – The Hindu BusinessLine
22. Rising prices of tomato, onion, potato push up food, overall inflation – The Hindu BusinessLine

Business Standard: Economy and Banking

1. GDP or GVA: Take your pick for methodology to compute growth numbers | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
2. Israel-Hamas war: Will govt let OMCs bear burden if oil prices escalate? | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
3. Raising receipts, accelerating economy’s size key to address debt problem (business-standard.com)
4. Savings puzzle: Does the fall in financial savings show household distress? | Finance News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
5. Global slowdown, protectionism start affecting services exports from India | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
6. Infosys to Reliance: Gauging the economy through Q1 corporate results | Company Results – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
7. Multidimensional poverty estimates: Is India measuring poverty accurately? | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
8. Even at 4.25% inflation rate, Das sees disinflation process as protracted | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
9. The war on inflation: Many ways to skin a cat, but which is most effective | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
10. Recent numbers show FY24 doesn’t bode well for India’s merchandise exports | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
11. Core inflation still elevated despite muted demand, easing supply situation | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
12. States switching to OPS incurring less proportion of earnings on pension | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
13. Inflation-growth dynamics may enhance dilemma of monetary policy committee | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
14. Indian Economy in 2023: Core inflation still remains elevated, may not fall below 5% in FY24 | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
15. A tall order reaching $5 trn GDP a year ahead of IMF’s FY27 projection | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
16. External situation worsens as India aims to grow 6-6.8% in FY24 | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
17. Difference between investment rate in nominal and real terms widening | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard (business-standard.com)
18. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/india-vulnerable-to-oil-price-and-capital-inflow-shocks-119111900937_1.html
19. Future-ready banking | Business Standard News (business-standard.com)

SME Futures: Strategy and Economy

1. Unleashing entrepreneurial success: The key role of moral reasoning and moral competence | SME Futures
2. EY breakup: Project Everest is for the better! | SME Futures
3. 2021: Indian startups ride high on unicorns | SME Futures
4. Russia-Ukraine conflict and it’s impact on Indian economy | SME Futures
5. Has the Budget truly provided support to prepare India for sustainable recovery? We will know only in a few quarters | SME Futures
6. Labour law reforms – What’s in the draft for employers and employees? | SME Futures
7. Amid capital crunch, can India become an investment hub? | SME Futures
8. Build a low-risk, profitable growth business in an uncertain economic environment | SME Futures
9. Stimulus package is a repackage of old schemes which doesn’t address problems arose due to COVID-19 crisis, says Anil K. Sood | SME Futures
10. Stimulus package is a repackage of old schemes which doesn’t address problems arose due to COVID-19 crisis, says Anil K. Sood | SME Futures
11. The Indian Kirana store: Crouching tiger, hidden dragon of the Covid era | SME Futures

Financial Express

1. Budget 2022: Government investment that can improve consumer and business confidence and build back our “ability to grow” | The Financial Express
2. How to turn the tide now on both COVID and the Economy | The Financial Express
3. कोरोना काल में अभी और बढ़ेगी मुश्किल! एक्सपर्ट्स ने चेताया- भड़क सकती है खुदरा महंगाई – The Financial Express

Outlook India and Outlook Money

1. Government Policy: Helping Households Improve Quality of their Life without an Increase in the Cost of Living (outlookmoney.com)
2. Government Policy: Helping Households Improve Quality of their Life without an Increase in the Cost of Living (outlookindia.com)

1. Loan Moratorium Policy: Valuable Short-term Solution Depending On Pace Of Economic Recovery (outlookindia.com)

Sourcing Hardware.net: Economy and Strategy

1. Govt should Invest in Healthcare, Public Transportation to Kick-start the Economy: IASCC’s Prof Sood – YouTube

Telangana Today: Economy and Strategy 

1. Private sector reviving economy – Telangana Today
2. Disinvestments plaguing PSUs – Telangana Today
3. https://archive.telanganatoday.com/india-should-strengthen-on-indigenisation
4. https://archive.telanganatoday.com/regulations-hindering-manufacturing-growth
5. https://archive.telanganatoday.com/is-stimulus-package-a-lost-opportunity
6. Can India be the next China in manufacturing? (telanganatoday.com)
7. https://archive.telanganatoday.com/get-paid-for-buying-crude-oil-now
8. https://archive.telanganatoday.com/gdp-growth-of-india-to-take-a-hit
9. https://archive.telanganatoday.com/analysts-warn-of-volatile-market-ahead
10. https://archive.telanganatoday.com/arrest-slippages-to-limit-npas
11. ‘Centre can’t ignore Telangana’ (telanganatoday.com)
12. https://archive.telanganatoday.com/project-delays-equity-constraint-impacting-infra

Navbharat Times: Economy  

1. inflation could go up in corona crisis: कोरोना काल में रुला सकती है महंगाई डायन, जानिए क्या हैं वजह (com)
2. https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/business/business-news/retail-inflation-could-increase-if-activities-in-factories-do-not-increase-in-line-with-

Business World: Strategy, Economy and Education

1. Persistent Red Sea Crisis To Hurt India s Export Competitiveness Experts – BW Businessworld
2. http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Higher-Education-In-India-EducationPolicy-Provides-Roadmap-Now-We-Need-Govt-Private-Sector-To-Invest-On-Priority-/19-04-2020-189518/
3. http://www.businessworld.in/article/Role-of-Risk-Capital-in-Building-A-Sustainable-Growth-Business/30-03-2020-187716/

Punjab Kesari: Inflation and Budget

1. https://www.punjabkesari.in/business/news/retail-inflation-may-rise-if-activities-in-factories-do-not-increase-1210966
2. https://www.punjabkesari.in/business/news/relief-in-tax-rates-can-be-special-in-budget-1116721

Kondapalli Toys: Building Capabilities  

1. Kondapalli toys get a new lease of life – The Hindu
2. Reviving the lost art (newindianexpress.com)
3. CEO Sudharani Mullapudi : ఆ కళ మళ్లీ రావాలని..! | CEO Sudharani Mullapudi Co-founder Chitra Sood mvs (andhrajyothy.com)
4. This Hyderabadi duo making all-out efforts to preserve dying art of Kondapalli bommalu-Telangana Today
5. బొమ్మల కొలువు | Hyderabad womens from turn messiahs for Kondapalli toys – Sakshi
6. Two women from Hyderabad turn messiahs for Kondapalli toys | Two women from Hyderabad turn messiahs for Kondapalli toys (deccanchronicle.com)

Other Publications: Budget and Economy

1. Cabinet approves hike in MSP of kharif crops for 2023-24 | Mint (livemint.com)
2. Erratic weather takes a toll on rabi crop yields | Mint (livemint.com)
3. Loan waivers to cash transfers, BJP & Cong dangle agri sops as MP heads into elections (moneycontrol.com)
4. Dr Anil K Sood: Why investing in education and healthcare is vital to making Bharat truly Aatmanirbh- Edexlive
5. Union Budget 2021 Reaction By Industry Leaders – (onlineandyou.com)
6. कोरोना काल में अभी और बढ़ेगी मुश्किल! एक्सपर्ट्स ने चेताया- भड़क सकती है खुदरा महंगाई – Latest News Headlines l Politics, Cricket, Finance, Technology, Celebrity, Business & Gadgets (ofcom)
7. https://hindi.latestly.com/agency-news/retail-inflation-could-increase-if-activities-in-factories-do-not-keep-pace-with-capacity-specialist-r-606186.html
8. capacity/articleshow/77166658.cmshttps://www.sify.com/finance/how-coronavirus-will-redefine-banking-and-leadership-news-topnews-ufck6sgaeeefc.html
9. https://www.livemint.com/education/news/allocation-for-education-sector-may-hit-1-tn-mark-11579631207903.html
10. Budget 2020 | Expected announcements for middle class | बजट 2020: स्वास्थ्य बीमा सहित मिडिल क्लास को मिल सकती है ये राहत (com)
11. गरीबों के बाद अब बजट में मिडिल क्लास को मिल सकता है बड़ा तोहफा, आपको होगा ये फायदा budget 2020 middle class can get the gift of health insurance cover in pmjay (news18.com)
12. ‘Dump fiscal deficit target, start investing’ (etvbharat.com)